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AFRICA INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY GOVERNANCE (News letter January 2010 Volume 1, Issue 2) In this issue, AFIEGO and its partners continue to underscore the fundamental role that ifferent energy sources play in social, economic and environmental development in society. t recognizes the need for participatory energy planning, the need to build capacity of the itizens for effective public participation in policy decision making processes, the need to e-programme and deprogramme the ongoing reforms in the electricity sub sector in Uganda, the eed to tap carbon trading opportunities and finally, it calls upon the Ugandan government to embrace ontract transparency in the exploitation and development of extractive resources. Download News Letter PROMOTING THE APPLICATION OF ACCESS RIGHTS IN UGANDA'S OIL SUB-SECTOR. It is now an indisputable fact in modern environmental discourse that the promotion of environmental and natural resources protection and sustainable development is fundamentally enhanced through the adoption of strategies and practices that secure citizen’s rights to access information, to participate in decision making processes and access affordable and reliable judicial redress. Download full document GOVERNANCE OF EXTRACTIVE RESOURCES IN THE ALBERTINE RIFT CONFERENCE: A UGANDA AND DR CONGO CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE The ability and opportunities for civil society in the region to network with their governments, legislatures, the private sector and the international community so as to promote transparency, accountability peaceful and sustainable utilisation of natural resources depends on the levels of governance obtaining in the resource rich states. Read Conference Report PROMOTING THE EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE [EITI] IN UGANDA'S OIL SECTOR.
Implementation of Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative for good governance in oil resource rich but poor countries is a key to escaping the resource curse, fighting corruption, reducing poverty and therefore promoting economic growth and development. Download a full document. CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR THE PUBLISH WHAT YOU PAY-UGANDA (PWYP-U) MEMBERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS ON OIL GOVERNANCE IN UGANDA. The fossil oil industry in Uganda is growing rapidly. Over the last 7 years alone, over 50 licenses for exploration have been issued to different oil companies, more than 10 Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) signed, more than 30 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIAs) carried out and a new Oil and Gas Policy 2008 is now in place. Most of the commercial oil discoveries have been made in Uganda’s richest biodiversity area, the Albertine region. Currently, more than 3 oil companies including Tullow, Heritage, Dominion and others dominate the oil industry in Uganda. Download full document.
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